Aathal railway station

Aathal
The former station buildings, seen from the current station
General information
LocationGstalderstrasse,
Aathal,
Seegräben,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates47°20′08″N 8°45′59″E / 47.335435°N 8.766296°E / 47.335435; 8.766296
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Uster
towards Affoltern am Albis
 S14 Wetzikon
towards Hinwil
Location
Aathal is located in Switzerland
Aathal
Aathal
Location within Switzerland

Aathal is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Seegräben. It is on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster line.[1]

The station is close to the Aathal Dinosaur Museum and a 15 minute walk from Jucker Farm in Seegräben.[1][2]

Service

The station is served by Zürich S-Bahn route S14.[1][3][4] During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.[5]

Summary of all S-Bahn services:

History

The current station opened in May 1990, as the result of a realignment that was needed in order to accommodate double track on the line. The earlier station building still exists, in other usage, some 75 m (246 ft) north of the current station.[4][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  2. ^ "Juckerhof Seegräben". juckerfarm.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  3. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  5. ^ "Night timetable and line network – ZVV". ZVV. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Nighttime network at weekends" (PDF). zvv.ch (in German). Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  7. ^ map.geo.admin.ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2016-02-26.



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